All Ears Nantucket

Philip Grant was born to a storied Nantucket family. In the summer of 2016 the island lost this legend of the old timers. Fisherman, soldier, husband, and father, this episode is dedicated to he and his family.

Jacqueline Whyte works at the Nantucket Memorial Airport and was interviewed by her colleague, volunteer interviewer Peter Morrison. This episode of All Ears features her journey, from Lima Peru, into the United States, and out to Nantucket.

This brief episode of All Ears Nantucket deals explores how one narrator addresses a typical stereotype about his birthplace in order to more fully express his own identity.

In this episode of All Ears we touch upon connection between the island and Chalatenango, El Salvador. The Salvadoran Civil War was not the only force of unrest in South America during the late twentieth century but it was significant. It was long-lasting, deadly, and generated many refugees including at least four Nantucketers from Chalantenango that we've interviewed. In this episode of All Ears we follow one man from the markets of San Salvador, across the the plantations of Central and South America, and eventually to the shores of Nantucket. This year he became father of the first Nantucketer born in 2016.

In this episode of "All Ears Nantucket" we listen to stories from Nantucketers who grew up in the Soviet Union. The podcast includes three music tracks, "Ragged Old Town" by Brown Bird, "Stillness" by Blue Dot Sessions, and "The Twist" by Chubby Checker.